Japan has been promoting, in collaboration with the UN, the TICAD (Tokyo International Conference on African Development) process since 1993 to raise awareness of African development issue in the ...

Japanese investment in Africa is gaining momentum, particularly in the mining and energy sectors. Diplomatic visits by Japanese leaders in 2023 and 2024 highlight this renewed commitment, emphasising ...

YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday proposed an economic zone connecting the Indian Ocean to Africa as the country seeks to play a greater role in the African ...

Japan’s foreign aid agency has scrapped a cultural exchange initiative with African countries after an online misinformation campaign led to a torrent of complaints and fear of increased immigration.

The Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), once promoted as a vehicle for deepening Africa–Japan relations, has increasingly revealed itself as a hollow theatre of neo-imperial ...

Strengthening of economic ties, partnerships and cooperation with other countries is important to the South African government and private sector. To this end, the South African government regards the ...

After John Uwagboe moved to Scotland in 2008 he did not see another black man for several weeks. When at last he did, on the other side of a street in Edinburgh, he crossed over to meet him. Soon the ...